常用的经典英语谚语.doc

经典英语谚语A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.一白遮三醜。A leopard cannot change its spots. 江山易改，本性難移。Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事，今日畢。Penny wise, pound foolish.小事聰明，大事糊塗。What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.心想事成。All or nothing.寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。To see is to believe.眼見為憑。 Two heads are better than one.三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮。Well begun is half done.好的開始是成功的一半。或A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。Where there is smoke, there is fire.無風不起浪。 While there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。You can not sell the cow and drink the milk.魚與熊掌不能兼得。You cant judge a book by its cover.人不可貌相；海水不可斗量。A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命；吉人天相。World is but a little place, after all. 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗What you lose on thengs you get back on the roundabouts. 失之东隅，收之桑榆What are the odds so long as you are happy. 知足者常乐Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不识泰山Every dog has his day . 是人皆有出头日A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交.A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原.A man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里.A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。All that glitters is not gold.发光者未必都是金子。As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里。Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好.every potter praises his own pot. 王婆买瓜，自卖自夸While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，无所不成God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。）Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误In doing we learn.（实践长才干。） East or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。） Two heads are better than one.（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。） Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径。） Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。） Misfortunes never come alone/single.（祸不单行。） Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福。） Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。） Its never too late to mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。） If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。） Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。） Actions speak louder than words.（行动比语言更响亮。） Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。） From small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小。） One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天Truth never fears investigation.（事实从来不怕调查。） The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌无骨却能折断骨。） A bold attempt is half success.勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是无价宝。）Still water runs deep.静水深不可测A white lie善意的谎言A night bird夜猫子a jail bird囚犯A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我.A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲.A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话.A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴.A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财.A penny saved is a penny earned. 省钱就是赚钱.A willful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成After rain comes the sunshine. 苦尽甘来.All is well that ends well. 结果美满都是好的.All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马.An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。An old dog cannot learn new tricks. 老狗学不出新把戏。As the call, so the echo. 发什麽声音，有什麽回声. As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一厢情愿. As the inner life is, so will be the language. 言为心声. As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子. As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人. As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受. As the tree, so the fruit. 长什麽树，结什麽果. As you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚.Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说. Better are small fish than an empty dish. 有胜于无. Better be alone than in bad company. 交损友不如无友. Better be out of the world than out of fashion. 不合潮流不如脱离尘世. Better be poor than wicked. 宁可做穷人，不要做坏人. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为犬首，不作狮尾.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分.Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水. Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来还. Books and friends should be few but good. 读书如交友，应求少而精。 Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 书籍如朋友，应该少而精. Borrowed garments never fit well. 借来的衣服不合身. Boys will be boy